The African Union (AU) is a continental body consisting of the 55 member states that make up the countries of the African continent. It was officially launched in 2002 as a successor to the Organization of African Unity (OAU, 1963-1999) See website. https://au.int/en/overview

Sri Lanka was accredited observer status to the African Union in 2014.

Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Ethiopia is accredited as the Permanent Representative to the African Union and Sri Lanka’s first Permanent Representative was Ambassador Sumith Dassanayake.

Current Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Ethiopia, H.E. Sugeeshwara Gunaratna presented credentials on 06.10.2020 as Permanent Representative to the African Union. See press release.